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Apple iPhone 5C VS iPhone 5S – Phone Comparison

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iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S are Apple’s 2013 update to the iPhone. iPhone 5S is the flagship device with top grade Aluminium body while iPhone 5C is the low cost model with colourful polycarbonate plastic body. But aside pricing and chassis material how are the two iPhones different? This article helps you identify the key feature differences. Checkout iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro Max and iPhone 12 Pro Max.

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Apple iPhone 5C Green iPhone 5C
iPhone 5S flagship Smart Phone iPhone 5S

iPhone 5C OR iPhone 5S

The Design

The iPhone 5S is sleeker with its Aluminium body. It is both lighter and slimmer than the iPhone 5C which comes in stylish polycarbonate body in attractive colours: yellow, green, blue, red, or white. Apple iPhone 5S is available in space gray, gold, or silver.

Fingerprint Scanner

iPhone 5S’s most talked about feature is the Touch ID, which is a built-in fingerprint scanner on the home button that helps consumers better secure their iPhone. With Touch ID you can easily unlock your iPhone or buy apps simply by touching the home button. iPhone 5C lacks Touch ID.

Hardware & Software

Apple iPhone 5S comes with a new processor: a 64-bit A7 processor which according to Apple will make the iPhone 5S twice as fast as the iPhone 5 with 5 times faster graphics. iPhone 5C comes with the same A6 processor in the iPhone 5 however that does not mean the performance will be similar, for one iPhone 5C may be loaded with more RAM than the iPhone 5.

iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C will both ship with the new iOS 7. In terms of speed, the iPhone 5S should be faster on account of the faster processor, but we do not expect it to be up to twice as fast. iPhone 5S comes with the M7 motion coprocessor which adds fitness tracking feature on the flagship device.

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Aside these the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C are largely the same. They both feature the same 4.0-inch Retina display and same 8 megapixel iSight camera with 1.2 MP FaceTime camera, and same battery life. They both feature 4G LTE and dual-band Wi-Fi.

You may also consider the iPhone 7 Plus

The Bottom Line

The only reason to choose the iPhone 5C over the iPhone 5S is its lower price, that’s why it is called the low cost iPhone. Another is the multiple colour options. Aside this two reasons, the iPhone 5S is a much better smart phone with faster performance and new fingerprint security.

So, yes iPhone 5S is a better device, but iPhone 5C is budget friendly.

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Paschal Okafor
Paschal Okafor
Paschal Okafor is the founder of NaijaTechGuide. A Graduate of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Paschal is passionate about Technology and since 2006 has written over 4000 articles covering Mobile Devices, Consumer Electronics, Digital Marketing, Mobile Apps, and Online Services. Over the past 16 years, he has managed to turn a blog that started life on a Google Blogger subdomain into the Largest Technology Blog in Nigeria and quite possibly the largest in Africa. Paschal has been Building, Analyzing, and Maintaining Websites for over 17 years and also shares his wealth of knowledge and experience about building and managing websites on NaijaTechGuide.

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